and its uses in Weaponry.

By Fred Vere-Nicoll
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. weakly radioactive element. dense. lustrous.  Natural uranium consists of a mixture of three radioactive isotopes  Uranium is used primarily in nuclear power plants.Uranium the Staring point of Depleted Uranium
 Metallic uranium (U) is a silver-white.

is weakly radioactive and a radiation dose from it would be about 60% of that from purified natural uranium with the same mass. 0.001% 234  There is at least 3 times less 253U than in natural uranium.2% 235U and 0.8% 238U.
.Depleted Uranium
 Percentages by mass of uranium in DU 99.  Depleted Uranium. consequently.

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. which are the densest known substances under standard (i.  less aerodynamic drag and deeper penetration due to a higher pressure at point of impact.Military Applications
 Depleted uranium is very dense  19050 kg/m³. Earth-surface) pressures.com/archive/du_rounds.smith-family.e..  84% as dense as osmium or iridium.
http://hannah.  DU projectile ordnance is often incendiary because of its pyrophoric property.

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 depleted uranium can also be used in tank armor  i.e.com/armorsite/Abrams_Pics/M1A1HA-3rdACR-DStorm.fprado. in the M1A1HA and M1A2 Abrams tanks
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